Online Safety - Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals is a highly popular multiplayer shooter that pits iconic superheroes against formidable villains. The game is free –to play on PC and current-generation consoles but does feature microtransactions that allow players to spend real money on cosmetic items for their characters. While Marvel Rivals has been deemed suitable for children aged 12 and over, there are several risks associated with the title that parents and educators should be aware of. This free guide offers more information on these safety concerns and lets you know how to ensure that children playing the game can have a fun and age-appropriate experience.
Online Safety - Whatsapp
According to Ofcom’s most recent Media Use and Attitudes Report, roughly 55% of 3-17-year-olds in the UK are using WhatsApp as their primary messaging service
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Year 3 Life Education Visit - Meet The Brain
Today we had a visit from Life Education. They came into Year 3 to talk about your brain. With the help of a magic t shirt and the interactive whiteboard the children were about to see how their brain worked with other parts of the body. The ysaw inside the lungs, what blood looked like in the body, what the brain looked like and how the heart worked. At the end they met Harold the giraffe and sang a song about friendship.
Year 5 PSHE - Coram Life Education Workshop
Year 5 were lucky to have a visit from Coram Life Education and learned about friendship and being assertive with our friends. We all enjoyed the activities and role playing!
Pre-School-PSHE-Self Care
Pre-School have been learning how to look after themselves. We independently wash our hands for snack time and select a cup and plate for placing our snack on. The children have also been washing the babies in the wash tray, using the sponges to clean the babies and made lots of bubbles. We talked about why it is important to wash our bodies, to keep the germs away.
Year 2 - PSHE - Children's Mental Health Week
Whilst wearing our silly socks for Children's Mental Health week, we discussed big and small feelings, what we can do to feel better when we feel these ways, how to take care of our brain and coloured in lots of fun pictures, as this is one strategy we learnt can help us feel better!
Year 6: PSHE - Maintaining Good Mental Health
This week Year 6 attended a webinar for children's mental health week. They learnt about knowing yourself, self esteem and how to maintain good mental health.
Pre-School- PSHE- The Colour Monster
The children have been developing their understanding of their emotions this week to support Children's Mental Health Week. We listened to The Colour Monster story and worked through all the different feelings and why we might feel this way. The children created their own monster of how they were feeling and added them to a jar.
Year 4 Aiming High Morning
Year 4 had a fun morning learning all about different jobs at our Aiming High morning. They were able to ask questions about Youth work from members of the Youth Zone, how to make circuits and electricity from an electrician and how to sign their names from visitors from the Deaf Village.
Year 3 Aiming High Day
Today we had an Aiming High Morning in school. The children visited the hall and were able to find out about and ask questions about lots of different jobs. The Youthzone told them about Youth work and working with young people, a jockey gave them information about working and riding horses. They learnt how to sign their names with visitors from the Deaf Village and how a dentist helps you to look after your teeth.
year 1 - Aim High Morning.
On Thursday morning, Year 1 attended a wonderful fair in the hall called "Aim High". Each exciting stall was run by people from our community, ready to answer all of the questions about their booths we could possibly think of! Year 1 enjoyed learning their names in sign language, discovering how saving money benefits us in the future, brushing the giant teeth with the dentist, speaking to Rev Kev about his role as our priest and getting a chance to ride the pretend horse. The children were fully captivated by every opportunity and all came away from the experience beaming.
Online Safety - Scams and Fake News
While misinformation and ‘fake news’ are well-known concerns online, it's also the case that scammers and other cyber-criminals can try to utilise this phony material to manipulate, frighten or otherwise persuade their victims into cooperating. With constantly evolving scams and such a high volume of misinformation online, it's vital that parents and educators know how to safeguard the children in their care against these kinds of tactics. Our guide breaks down the most prominent ways in which scammers attempt to use ‘fake news’ to their advantage, as well as how to protect youngsters from being manipulated by such techniques.
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